Highlights

Matchday 9

FINAL

Europa-Park Stadion

It ends goalless in Freiburg as the Brasigau-Brazilians are held by the Zerofivers. It was hard-fought, cagey affair, with neither side having many opportunities to break the deadlock. In the end, Junior Adamu's first-half effort that was saved by Robin Zentner was the best chance of the encounter, and neither outfit can be too disappointed with the result.

Full-time

90'

+ 3

Substitution

Nikolas Veratschnig

Paul Nebel

90'

+ 2

Yellow card

Kiliann Sildillia

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Christian Günter35.87km/h

Eren Sami Dinkci33.25km/h

Anthony Caci33.13km/h

90'

Substitution

Silvan Widmer

Anthony Caci

88'

Substitution

Kiliann Sildillia

Ritsu Dōan

86'

Wide

Kohr's cross/shot finds Sieb in the box, but his reactionary attempt goes just beyond the post.

81'

Freiburg covering more ground

The hosts have done slightly more running than their opponents. That, though, has not had much of an affect on the scoreline.

Distance run (km)

103.7

100.7

74'

Under 20 minutes remaining

You get the feeling that a goal for either team in this one could be enough to secure all three points. Time, though, is running out to grab it.

74'

Substitution

Hyunseok Hong

Nadiem Amiri

72'

Substitution

Michael Gregoritsch

Junior Adamu

70'

Yellow card

Stefan Bell

Grifo off

Freiburg's key creator had a quiet game - credit to Mainz for keeping him under wraps.

67'

Triple change

Schuster makes a trio of subs as he looks to give his team extra impetus.

66'

Substitution

Max Rosenfelder

Philipp Lienhart

66'

Substitution

Nicolas Höfler

Maximilian Eggestein

66'

Substitution

Noah Weißhaupt

Vincenzo Grifo

60'

Amiri effort saved

Kübler gets a foot on Amiri's shot, and it almost wrong-foots Atubolu. However, he does well to recover and push behind for a corner that ultimately comes to nothing.

59'

Freiburg looking more likely

Schuster's men are more dangerous at the moment. Still, Zentner has not been worked during this second period.

51'

Caci denied

Atubolu gets down well to hold Caci's first-time effort.

51'

Freiburg lead xG

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

The hosts have had the slightly better chances so far.

xGoals

0.4

0.14

Goals

46'

Back underway

45 minutes left in this one.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 1

Substitution

Armindo Sieb

Jonathan Burkardt

Half-time: Freiburg 0-0 Mainz

All square at the interval between Freiburg and Mainz. There weren't many chances to speak of, with Robin Zentner's save from Junior Adamu's effort from inside the penalty the best opportunity. Still all to play for after the interval.

Half-time

44'

Almost half-time

Not long for either side to make their mark before the end of the first period.

44'

Yellow card

Jae-sung Lee

Hard-fought

The two sides are evenly-matched so far.

35'

Huge stop!

The best chance of the match so far by some distance, as Zentner puts out a leg and stops Adamu from finding the bottom corner when one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Christian Günter35.87km/h

Eren Sami Dinkci33.25km/h

Anthony Caci33.13km/h

27'

Grifo shot saved

A first effort for either goalkeeper to deal with, as Zentner holds the Italian's strike from distance.

23'

No chances to report

Still no chances for either side thus far, with neither willing to concede an inch.

One to watch

Dōan has four goals in eight Bundesliga games so far this term and is sure to be a danger man for the hosts.

10'

Freiburg seeing more of the ball

The home team have enjoyed the majority of possession so far.

Possession (%)

5842

Quiet start

No early chances for either team so far in this one.

Underway

We are up and running here in Freiburg!

Kick-off!

On the pitch

The players are out onto the field play and raring to go!

Mainz's impressive travels

The visitors are unbeaten in their past seven matches away from home, picking up seven of their nine points this term on the road. If they avoid defeat here, they will match their club record of eight away matches without defeat in the Bundesliga, which was set in 2021.

Freiburg on top

The hosts are unbeaten in their past six games against Mainz, winning two and drawing four. Mainz last head-to-head triumph came in 2021, when they won 1-0 on home turf.

0:08

Watch: Mainz pitch inspection

The visitors have been onto the field of play to take a look around.

Milestone

Philipp Lienhart will be making his 200th appearance for Freiburg today. He will want to celebrate with all three points, we're sure.

Freiburg team news

Julian Schuster also brings three new faces into his team following the 2-1 Cup win over Hamburg. Noah Atubolu takes up his usual space between the sticks, while Ritsu Dōan and Junior Adamu come in for Maximilian Philipp and Michael Gregoritsch respectively.

Mainz team news

Henriksen makes three changes to the team that was put to the sword by Bayern in the DFB Cup in midweek. Stefan Bell replaces Moritz Jenz at the heart of the back three, while Jae-sung Lee comes in for Gabriel Vidović. Most importantly, Jonathan Burkardt, Mainz's top goalscorer this campaign, replaces Armando Sieb up top.

Freiburg starting XI

Atubolu - Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter (c) - Eggestein, Osterhage - Dōan, Dinkçi, Grifo - Adamu

Freiburg subs

Müller, Rosenfelder, Sildillia, Höfler, Weißhaupt, Makengo (knock), Muslija, Gregoritsch, Höler, Philipp

Mainz starting XI

Zentner - Kohr, Bell, Leitsch - Caci, Sano, Amiri (c), Mwene - Nebel, Lee - Burkardt

Mainz subs

Rieß, da Costa, Widmer, Veratschnig, Gleiber, Hong, Sieb, Onisiwo, Weiper

Bo Henriksen on facing Freiburg

"They're a really good team. We know that they are a difficult opponent, [but] we can get a good result there. To do that we have to give 100 percent, win the second balls and defend very well, better than we did against Bayern and Leipzig."

Julian Schuster's view on Mainz

"We'll definitely be up against a team who will do everything they can to make life as difficult as possible for us and simply defend as a collective, a unit, just as they have done in recent home games. We've already spoken several times about the lessons learned at St. Pauli, about having patience and possibly exploiting the spaces that will arise in the course of the game."

2:03

Watch: RB Leipzig 3-1 Freiburg - highlights

Freiburg couldn't hold their lead against the unstoppable Leipzig last time out, but can take plenty of positives from their performance.

2:03

Mainz 1-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach - highlights

Mainz earnt a draw at home to a Gladbach side that have been improving as of late.

Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 9 fixture between SC Freiburg and 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Highlights

Full-time: Freiburg 0-0 Mainz

Substitution

Yellow card

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Substitution

Substitution

Wide

Freiburg covering more ground

Under 20 minutes remaining

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow card

Grifo off

Triple change

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Amiri effort saved

Freiburg looking more likely

Caci denied

Freiburg lead xG

Back underway

Substitution

Half-time: Freiburg 0-0 Mainz

Almost half-time

Yellow card

Hard-fought

Huge stop!

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Grifo shot saved

No chances to report

One to watch

Freiburg seeing more of the ball

Quiet start

Underway

On the pitch

Mainz's impressive travels

Freiburg on top

Watch: Mainz pitch inspection

Milestone

Freiburg team news

Mainz team news

Freiburg starting XI

Freiburg subs

Mainz starting XI

Mainz subs

Bo Henriksen on facing Freiburg

Julian Schuster's view on Mainz

Watch: RB Leipzig 3-1 Freiburg - highlights

Mainz 1-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach - highlights

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